Later this month, DTD’s online satellites and online tournaments will move to a dedicated DTD tab within the partypoker online poker room, while DTD’s live club will introduce partypoker branding. Plans are in place to promote poker across the UK with a series of unique online and live events.

DTD owner, Rob Yong, believes this agreement will stimulate UK wide growth in poker at grass roots level by generating new players both live and online:

“I am very excited about this agreement, over the last seven years, with the support from our loyal members and the UK poker community, DTD has grown into the leading live poker brand in the UK. partypoker is one of the best known online poker rooms in the world and are fully committed to the UK market, sharing our ideology of working with the UK poker community to provide a level playing field and a healthy long-term poker ecology, this presents a massive opportunity to re-energise the UK poker scene.”

“We are looking forward to working with the DTD team who have built a hugely successful live poker experience. Using their intricate knowledge of the UK poker scene gives us a fantastic opportunity to reinvigorate the partypoker brand and attract a new generation of players”.

IF YOU DO NOT ALREADY HAVE A PARTYPOKER ACCOUNT PLEASE SIGN UP FOR ONE BY CLICKING ON THE BANNER BELOW.YOU WILL NO DOUBT BE PLAYING THE SATELLITES ANYWAY, AND FOR EVERYONE WHO SIGNS UP, THE FORUM WILL GET A SMALL AMOUNT OF COMMISSION WHICH WILL HELP TOWARDS OUR RUNNING COSTS. MANY THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT.

On the other hand, it`s potentially quite positive for those of us who like to play online satellites to live events. Having Grosvenor, Genting, and DTD all on Ipoker has involved a lot of tiresome faffing about with Sandboxie at times.

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When they moved to genting/ipoker, the old Boss skin ran on for quite a few months so I imagine they will do something similar and allow a bit of time for tokens to be used, or will credit your account within the club in some way. No doubt a full announcement will be released in the next few days.

1. Why has Dusk Till Dawn chosen to move to the partypoker software?DTD has grown into the leading live poker brand in the UK. partypoker are one of the largest online poker rooms in the world and are fully committed to the UK market, sharing our ideology of working with the UK poker community to provide a level playing field and a healthy long term poker ecology, this presents a massive opportunity to re-energise the UK poker scene.

2. Will my current Dusk Till Dawn account remain active?No, on February 19th Dusk Till Dawn will cease any activity on the iPoker network.

3. Does this mean I can play Dusk Till Dawn tournaments on Mac or mobile devices?Yes, partypoker is compatible with most devices and has Android + Apple apps.

4. Will my current Dusk Till Dawn log-in details work on partypoker?No, accounts will not move across between platforms. Players need to create a new account.

5. What will happen to any cash in my current Dusk Till Dawn account?Dusk Till Dawn accounts on iPoker will be inaccessible from February 19th. Please withdraw funds before that date.

6. What will happen if I fail to withdraw before the 19th?Funds will be pushed back to your last deposit method, please withdraw them if possible.

7. What will happen to any tokens my current Dusk Till Dawn account?Your token will be available to spend at Dusk Till Dawn or on partypoker.

8. What will happen to any points in my current Dusk Till Dawn account?Points will expire, please spend them before closure.

9. I don’t have a partypoker account, where do I download the software and create an account?

The software can be downloaded and you can create your account on the following link: partypoker.com

10. Who do I have to contact if I have issues with my existing iPoker account?Dusk Till Dawn support will remain temporarily available for players who need assistance with their iPoker accounts.

11. I already have an active partypoker account, what do I need to do?Nothing, the Dusk Till Dawn tournaments will become readily available for all players in due course.

12. I have a partypoker account I can’t remember the details for, what do I do?Please contact partypoker support who will be happy to help you locate your account details.

13. Where will the Dusk Till Dawn tournaments appear in the software?Dusk Till Dawn will have their own tab in the software. This will be available in the near future.

14. Can all partypoker players play the Dusk Till Dawn tournaments on the software?Yes, the Dusk Till Dawn Tab will be available for all UK players.

15. Will Dusk Till Dawn be running Online Day 1’s on partypoker?Yes, we will have the same capabilities to run Online Day 1’s.

16. Can I use my Seat Credit on partypoker?Yes. Procedures have been put in place to make this possible.

17. Will I be able to deposit/withdraw from my partypoker account at Dusk Till Dawn in Nottingham?Yes. The facility will be available ASAP.

18. I am self excluded from playing on partypoker, can I still play?Your self exclusion agreement is with partypoker and therefore you will have to contact them.

The switch to the bwinparty network should be good for DTD. Apart from the obvious tie-in with the World Poker Tour, it will give them access to a wide range of players across Europe, and may drive foreign visitors to events at the club.

Not sure why the rapid shutdown should cause issues (apart from people maybe playing Sky Poker UKSPC satellites) as any money in accounts will be shipped back to where you deposited from, and unused VIP points will be lost.

Ironic that this should come out the same week that ipoker announced that they would be relaunching new software later in the year. Perhaps DTD have seen the new software and found it no improvement.

For me personally, the money isn`t a big problem. I got stung in the Absolute Poker collapse a few years back and now limit my exposure by making sure that I don`t keep much more than a hundred quid in any of my online poker accounts. I have a lot of tournament tokens in my DTD account, though, some of which are for the Genting Poker Series. It`s not entirely clear, from Point 7 in the FAQ quoted by Andy, how they will be carried across.

_________________________The older you get, the better you get (unless you`re a banana).